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October 31, 2019 KID News RadioVanderSloot counters MRS attorney’s claims, discusses debt collection reform effort October 24, 2019 Idaho Business ReviewIdaho businessman proposes medical debt legislation October 15, 2019 Idaho PressVanderSloot pitches medical debt bill to legislators; link to full story October 15, 2019 Idaho StatesmanVanderSloot announces proposed reforms to medical billing and collection in…

Frank VanderSloot spoke to dozens of Idaho lawmakers at Melaleuca Global Headquarters Monday night and announced proposed changes to medical billing laws. VanderSloot is proposing that healthcare providers cannot collect on medical debt unless: Within 30 days of service, health care providers have submitted all bills to the patient’s insurance plan. Within 30 day of…

IDAHO FALLS — Melaleuca CEO Frank VanderSloot wants to change the way medical debt is handled in Idaho, and now he has revealed his plan to make those changes happen. VanderSloot spoke to a crowd of about 50 Idaho legislators at Melaleuca Global Headquarters on Monday night. The state lawmakers were in Idaho Falls on…

IDAHO FALLS — Frank VanderSloot says “nobody is laughing” and “there’s nothing funny” about what Medical Recovery Services and attorneys Bryan Smith and Bryan Zollinger are doing. The comments from Melaleuca’s CEO are in response to a statement Smith issued last week after VanderSloot announced he and his wife, Belinda, are contributing an additional $500,000…

IDAHO FALLS — Attorney Bryan Smith has issued a response to Frank VanderSloot’s announcement he and his wife, Belinda, are spending another $500,000 to defend Idahoans against aggressive tactics by medical debt collectors. Mark Harris, a spokesman for Smith, issued the following statement to EastIdahoNews.com: “This is more laughable nonsense from Frank VanderSloot. After $500,000…

IDAHO FALLS — Frank and Belinda VanderSloot are spending another $500,000 to defend Idahoans against aggressive tactics by medical debt collectors. The Melaleuca CEO made the announcement Thursday afternoon, bringing the total amount the couple is spending to $1 million. “We’ve been blessed beyond any amount that anybody should be blessed with, and way beyond…

IDAHO FALLS — It has been six weeks since Melaleuca CEO Frank VanderSloot and his wife, Belinda, announced they were creating a $500,000 fund to defend Idahoans against excessive tactics by medical debt collectors. READ VANDERSLOOT’S $500,000 ANNOUNCEMENT The move came after EastIdahoNews.com posted a series of reports about Medical Recovery Services (MRS), a medical…

IDAHO FALLS — Even though it’s been more than 10 years, Mari Krueger is still furious about what happened a few days after her husband, Steven, had back surgery. “We had a knock on the door from sheriff deputies,” Krueger said. “They were there to take Steven to the courthouse. They said he’d been ordered…

IDAHO FALLS — A woman being sued by Medical Recovery Services is slamming the debt collection company for attempting to “mischaracterize the facts” when it comes to her name and background. A court hearing concerning the matter was postponed Monday afternoon as the woman, being sued for $5,500 by MRS, continues to fight the legal…

IDAHO FALLS — The medical bill was for $518.80. At least, that’s how much she owed in the beginning. In 2013, Penny Siler was a local school bus driver making about $500 a month and caring for her disabled husband, according to court documents. Little did she know her case would end up in the…